A whirlwind week is ahead as startups prepare for Y Combinator Demo Day, vying for attention and funding. The landscape is shifting, with new Chinese gaming regulations posing challenges for venture capital investment. Despite a bustling July, August sees a dip in foreign interest in Chinese startups, while notable companies like Ola Electric and Urbanbase successfully secure new funding. Meanwhile, Astra faces setbacks with its rocket launch, and the IPO cycle is revving up, promising more excitement in the public market.
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YC Demo Day Coverage
Keep Twitter open this week to follow Y Combinator's Demo Day.
TechCrunch will cover the event extensively.
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China's Regulatory Impact
Foreign investors are reducing investments in Chinese startups due to regulatory crackdowns.
New gaming restrictions in China limit minors to three hours of playtime per week.
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Startup Funding News
Vietcetera, a digital media network, raised $2.7M in pre-Series A funding.
Urbanbase, developing 3D spatial data platforms, secured $11.1M in a B-plus round.
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This is Equity Monday, our weekly kickoff that tracks the latest private market news, talks about the coming week, digs into some recent funding rounds and mulls over a larger theme or narrative from the private markets. You can follow the show on Twitter here. I also tweet.
We are heading into a simply crazy week, so make sure that you keep Twitter pulled up as often as you can. Why?
This is Y Combinator Demo Day week, which means a zillion startups are going to be doing their best to make noise, stand out from their peers, and raise capital on uncapped notes sans discount. TechCrunch is going to be busy as bees tracking the accelerator cohort, and bringing our favorites to your ears and eyes.
TheChinese regulatory story continues, with new gaming restrictions and fresh warnings about anti-monopoly action coming this morning. As before, the news is moving stocks. And the gaming news underscores that the Chinese state is not too bothered about directly undercutting its private sector to meet government goals.
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